US10542399B2 - Method for performing V2X communication in wireless communication system and apparatus for same - Google Patents

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US10542399B2 US16/132,299 US201816132299A US10542399B2 US 10542399 B2 US10542399 B2 US 10542399B2 US 201816132299 A US201816132299 A US 201816132299A US 10542399 B2 US10542399 B2 US 10542399B2
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  • the present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method for performing/supporting vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication and an apparatus for the same.
  • V2X vehicle-to-everything
  • Mobile communication systems have been developed to provide voice services, while guaranteeing user activity.
  • Service coverage of mobile communication systems has extended even to data services, as well as voice services, and currently, an explosive increase in traffic has resulted in shortage of resource and user demand for a high speed services, requiring advanced mobile communication systems.
  • the requirements of the next-generation mobile communication system may include supporting huge data traffic, a remarkable increase in the transfer rate of each user, the accommodation of a significantly increased number of connection devices, very low end-to-end latency, and high energy efficiency.
  • various techniques such as small cell enhancement, dual connectivity, massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), in-band full duplex, non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), supporting super-wide band, and device networking, have been researched.
  • the present invention provides a method for performing V2X communication through a PC5 (a UE (or vehicle)-to-UE (or vehicle)) radio interface/reference point) by a UE.
  • the present invention also provides a method for performing V2X communication by selecting an appropriate cell (or carrier frequency) by the UE when supporting a cross-carrier scheduling operation for the V2X communication through the PC5.
  • the present invention also provides a method for determining a transmission parameter for transmitting a V2X message (packet) for each service.
  • a method for performing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a transmission request of a V2X message of a V2X service identified by a V2X service identifier from an upper layer by using V2X communication through a PC5 interface, the transmission request including the V2X message and the V2X service identifier; requesting or selecting a resource for the V2X communication through the PC5 interface to a base station based on whether the UE is serviced by an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) for the V2X communication; and transmitting the V2X message through the PC5 interface by transferring the V2X me3ssage to a lower layer, in which when mapping between the V2X service identifier and a transmission parameter is configured, the transmission parameter associated with the V2X service identifier may be transferred to the lower layer together with the V2X message.
  • V2X vehicle-to-everything
  • a user equipment (UE) for performing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication in a wireless communication system includes: a transceiver transceiving a radio signal; and a processor for controlling the transceiver, in which the processor may be configured to receive a transmission request of a V2X message of a V2X service identified by a V2X service identifier from an upper layer by using V2X communication through a PC5 interface, in which the transmission request including the V2X message and the V2X service identifier, request or select a resource for the V2X communication through the PC5 interface to a base station based on whether the UE is serviced by an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) for the V2X communication, and perform transmission of the V2X communication through the PC5 interface by transferring the V2X message to a lower layer, and when mapping between the V2X service identifier and a transmission parameter is configured in the UE, the transmission parameter associated with the V2X service identifier
  • the transmission parameter may include information informing whether to apply a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) level of 64 QAM.
  • MCS modulation and coding scheme
  • a MCS level may be determined based on the transmission parameter associated with the V2X service identifier by the lower layer.
  • the determined MCS level applied to the V2X message may be included in sidelink control information (SCI) and transmitted to the receiving UE.
  • SCI sidelink control information
  • the transmission request may further include carrier frequency information mapped with the V2X service identifier.
  • the method may further include: selecting a carrier frequency which the UE intends to use; and transferring the selected carrier frequency information to the upper layer.
  • the method may further include receiving the carrier frequency information for transmission from the upper layer, in which the V2X message may be transmitted on the carrier frequency for the transmission.
  • the carrier frequency information mapped with the V2X service identifier may include information informing whether the carrier frequency information needs to be particularly used for each carrier frequency.
  • a UE can effectively perform V2X communication.
  • the UE when a cross-carrier scheduling operation is supported for the V2X communication through a PC5, the UE can effectively perform the V2X communication.
  • a reception target (all UEs or a specific UE) of the corresponding V2X message (packet) can be adjusted according to a service.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically exemplifying an evolved packet system (EPS) to which the present invention can be applied.
  • EPS evolved packet system
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example of evolved universal terrestrial radio access network structure to which the present invention can be applied.
  • FIG. 3 exemplifies a structure of E-UTRAN and EPC in a wireless communication system to which the present invention can be applied.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a structure of a radio interface protocol between a UE and E-UTRAN in a wireless communication system to which the present invention can be applied.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a structure of a physical channel in a wireless communication system to which the present invention may be applied.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram for describing a contention based random access procedure in a wireless communication system to which the present invention may be applied.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram exemplifying a carrier frequency selecting method for V2X communication through a PC5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram exemplifying a carrier frequency selecting method for V2X communication through a PC5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 exemplifies an operation of a UE related with carrier frequency selection and V2X message transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 exemplifies a method for carrier frequency selection and cell/PLMN selection according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 exemplifies a method for performing V2X communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 exemplifies a method for performing V2X communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a block configuration diagram of a communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 exemplifies a block diagram of a communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a base station in this document is regarded as a terminal node of a network, which performs communication directly with a UE.
  • particular operations regarded to be performed by the base station may be performed by an upper node of the base station depending on situations.
  • various operations performed for communication with a UE can be performed by the base station or by network nodes other than the base station.
  • the term Base Station (BS) can be replaced with a fixed station, Node B, evolved-NodeB (eNB), Base Transceiver System (BTS), or Access Point (AP).
  • a terminal can be fixed or mobile; and the term can be replaced with User Equipment (UE), Mobile Station (MS), User Terminal (UT), Mobile Subscriber Station (MSS), Subscriber Station (SS), Advanced Mobile Station (AMS), Wireless Terminal (WT), Machine-Type Communication (MTC) device, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) device, or Device-to-Device (D2D) device.
  • UE User Equipment
  • MS Mobile Station
  • MSS User Terminal
  • SS Mobile Subscriber Station
  • AMS Advanced Mobile Station
  • WT Wireless Terminal
  • MTC Machine-Type Communication
  • M2M Machine-to-Machine
  • D2D Device-to-Device
  • downlink refers to communication from a base station to a terminal
  • uplink refers to communication from a terminal to a base station.
  • DL downlink
  • UL uplink
  • a transmitter can be part of the base station
  • a receiver can be part of the terminal
  • uplink transmission a transmitter can be part of the terminal, and a receiver can be part of the base station.
  • CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
  • FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
  • OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • NOMA Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access
  • CDMA can be implemented by such radio technology as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) or CDMA2000.
  • TDMA can be implemented by such radio technology as Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), or Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE).
  • GSM Global System for Mobile communications
  • GPRS General Packet Radio Service
  • EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
  • OFDMA can be implemented by such radio technology as the IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), the IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), the IEEE 802-20, or Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA).
  • UTRA is part of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS).
  • the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) is part of the Evolved UMTS (E-UMTS) which uses the E-UTRA, employing OFDMA for downlink and SC-FDMA for uplink transmission.
  • LTE-A Advanced
  • Embodiments of the present invention can be supported by standard documents disclosed in at least one of wireless access systems including the IEEE 802, 3GPP, and 3GPP2 specifications.
  • those steps or parts omitted for the purpose of clearly describing technical principles of the present invention can be supported by the documents above.
  • all of the terms disclosed in this document can be explained with reference to the standard documents.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an Evolved Packet System (EPS) to which the present invention can be applied.
  • EPS Evolved Packet System
  • FIG. 1 is a simplified diagram restructured from an Evolved Packet System (EPS) including Evolved Packet Core (EPC).
  • EPS Evolved Packet System
  • EPC Evolved Packet Core
  • the EPC is a main component of the System Architecture Evolution (SAE) intended for improving performance of the 3GPP technologies.
  • SAE is a research project for determining a network structure supporting mobility between multiple heterogeneous networks.
  • SAE is intended to provide an optimized packet-based system which supports various IP-based wireless access technologies, provides much more improved data transmission capability, and so on.
  • the EPC is the core network of an IP-based mobile communication system for the 3GPP LTE system and capable of supporting packet-based real-time and non-real time services.
  • functions of the core network have been implemented through two separate sub-domains: a Circuit-Switched (CS) sub-domain for voice and a Packet-Switched (PS) sub-domain for data.
  • CS Circuit-Switched
  • PS Packet-Switched
  • 3GPP LTE an evolution from the 3rd mobile communication system, the CS and PS sub-domains have been unified into a single IP domain.
  • connection between UEs having IP capabilities can be established through an IP-based base station (for example, eNodeB), EPC, and application domain (for example, IMS).
  • eNodeB IP-based base station
  • EPC EPC
  • application domain for example, IMS
  • the EPC provides the architecture essential for implementing end-to-end IP services.
  • the EPC comprises various components, where FIG. 1 illustrates part of the EPC components, including a Serving Gateway (SGW or S-GW), Packet Data Network Gateway (PDN GW or PGW or P-GW), Mobility Management Entity (MME), Serving GPRS Supporting Node (SGSN), and enhanced Packet Data Gateway (ePDG).
  • SGW Serving Gateway
  • PDN GW Packet Data Network Gateway
  • MME Mobility Management Entity
  • SGSN Serving GPRS Supporting Node
  • ePDG enhanced Packet Data Gateway
  • the SGW operates as a boundary point between the Radio Access Network (RAN) and the core network and maintains a data path between the eNodeB and the PDN GW. Also, in case the UE moves across serving areas by the eNodeB, the SGW acts as an anchor point for local mobility. In other words, packets can be routed through the SGW to ensure mobility within the E-UTRAN (Evolved-UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) Terrestrial Radio Access Network defined for the subsequent versions of the 3GPP release 8).
  • E-UTRAN Evolved-UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) Terrestrial Radio Access Network defined for the subsequent versions of the 3GPP release 8).
  • the SGW may act as an anchor point for mobility between the E-UTRAN and other 3GPP networks (the RAN defined before the 3GPP release 8, for example, UTRAN or GERAN (GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication)/EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution) Radio Access Network).
  • GSM Global System for Mobile Communication
  • EDGE Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution
  • the PDN GW corresponds to a termination point of a data interface to a packet data network.
  • the PDN GW can support policy enforcement features, packet filtering, charging support, and so on.
  • the PDN GW can act as an anchor point for mobility management between the 3GPP network and non-3GPP networks (for example, an unreliable network such as the Interworking Wireless Local Area Network (I-WLAN) or reliable networks such as the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network and WiMax).
  • I-WLAN Interworking Wireless Local Area Network
  • CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
  • the SGW and the PDN GW are treated as separate gateways; however, the two gateways can be implemented according to single gateway configuration option.
  • the MME performs signaling for the UE's access to the network, supporting allocation, tracking, paging, roaming, handover of network resources, and so on; and control functions.
  • the MME controls control plane functions related to subscribers and session management.
  • the MME manages a plurality of eNodeBs and performs signaling of the conventional gateway's selection for handover to other 2G/3G networks. Also, the MME performs such functions as security procedures, terminal-to-network session handling, idle terminal location management, and so on.
  • the SGSN deals with all kinds of packet data including the packet data for mobility management and authentication of the user with respect to other 3GPP networks (for example, the GPRS network).
  • 3GPP networks for example, the GPRS network.
  • the ePDG acts as a security node with respect to an unreliable, non-3GPP network (for example, I-WLAN, WiFi hotspot, and so on).
  • an unreliable, non-3GPP network for example, I-WLAN, WiFi hotspot, and so on.
  • a UE with the IP capability can access the IP service network (for example, the IMS) that a service provider (namely, an operator) provides, via various components within the EPC based not only on the 3GPP access but also on the non-3GPP access.
  • the IP service network for example, the IMS
  • a service provider namely, an operator
  • FIG. 1 illustrates various reference points (for example, S1-U, S1-MME, and so on).
  • the 3GPP system defines a reference point as a conceptual link which connects two functions defined in disparate functional entities of the E-UTAN and the EPC.
  • Table 1 below summarizes reference points shown in FIG. 1 .
  • various other reference points can be defined according to network structures.
  • S1-U Reference point between E-UTRAN and Serving GW for the per bearer user plane tunneling and inter eNodeB path switching during handover S3 It enables user and bearer information exchange for inter 3GPP access network mobility in idle and/or active state.
  • This reference point can be used intra-PLMN or inter-PLMN (e.g. in the case of Inter-PLMN HO).
  • S4 It provides related control and mobility support between GPRS core and the 3GPP anchor function of Serving GW. In addition, if direct tunnel is not established, it provides the user plane tunneling.
  • S5 It provides user plane tunneling and tunnel management between Serving GW and PDN GW.
  • Packet data network may be an operator external public or private packet data network or an intra-operator packet data network (e.g., for provision of IMS services). This reference point corresponds to Gi for 3GPP accesses.
  • S2a and S2b corresponds to non-3GPP interfaces.
  • S2a is a reference point which provides reliable, non-3GPP access, related control between PDN GWs, and mobility resources to the user plane.
  • S2b is a reference point which provides related control and mobility resources to the user plane between ePDG and PDN GW.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates one example of an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) to which the present invention can be applied.
  • E-UTRAN Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
  • the E-UTRAN system is an evolved version of the existing UTRAN system, for example, and is also referred to as 3GPP LTE/LTE-A system.
  • Communication network is widely deployed in order to provide various communication services such as voice (e.g., Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)) through IMS and packet data.
  • voice e.g., Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
  • VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
  • E-UMTS network includes E-UTRAN, EPC and one or more UEs.
  • the E-UTRAN includes eNBs that provide control plane and user plane protocol, and the eNBs are interconnected with each other by means of the X2 interface.
  • the X2 user plane interface (X2-U) is defined among the eNBs.
  • the X2-U interface provides non-guaranteed delivery of the user plane Packet Data Unit (PDU).
  • the X2 control plane interface (X2-CP) is defined between two neighboring eNBs.
  • the X2-CP performs the functions of context delivery between eNBs, control of user plane tunnel between a source eNB and a target eNB, delivery of handover-related messages, uplink load management, and so on.
  • the eNB is connected to the UE through a radio interface and is connected to the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) through the S1 interface.
  • EPC Evolved Packet Core
  • the S1 user plane interface (S1-U) is defined between the eNB and the Serving Gateway (S-GW).
  • the S1 control plane interface (S1-MME) is defined between the eNB and the Mobility Management Entity (MME).
  • the S1 interface performs the functions of EPS bearer service management, non-access stratum (NAS) signaling transport, network sharing, MME load balancing management, and so on.
  • the S1 interface supports many-to-many-relation between the eNB and the MME/S-GW.
  • the MME may perform various functions such as NAS signaling security, Access Stratum (AS) security control, Core Network (CN) inter-node signaling for supporting mobility between 3GPP access network, IDLE mode UE reachability (including performing paging retransmission and control), Tracking Area Identity (TAI) management (for UEs in idle and active mode), selecting PDN GW and SGW, selecting MME for handover of which the MME is changed, selecting SGSN for handover to 2G or 3G 3GPP access network, roaming, authentication, bearer management function including dedicated bearer establishment, Public Warning System (PWS) (including Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) and Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), supporting message transmission and so on.
  • PWS Public Warning System
  • ETWS Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System
  • CMAS Commercial Mobile Alert System
  • FIG. 3 exemplifies a structure of E-UTRAN and EPC in a wireless communication system to which the present invention can be applied.
  • an eNB may perform functions of selecting gateway (e.g., MME), routing to gateway during radio resource control (RRC) is activated, scheduling and transmitting broadcast channel (BCH), dynamic resource allocation to UE in uplink and downlink, mobility control connection in LTE_ACTIVE state.
  • gateway e.g., MME
  • RRC radio resource control
  • BCH broadcast channel
  • the gateway in EPC may perform functions of paging origination, LTE_IDLE state management, ciphering of user plane, bearer control of System Architecture Evolution (SAE), ciphering of NAS signaling and integrity protection.
  • SAE System Architecture Evolution
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a radio interface protocol structure between a UE and an E-UTRAN in a wireless communication system to which the present invention can be applied.
  • FIG. 4( a ) illustrates a radio protocol structure for the control plane
  • FIG. 4( b ) illustrates a radio protocol structure for the user plane.
  • layers of the radio interface protocol between the UE and the E-UTRAN can be divided into a first layer (L1), a second layer (L2), and a third layer (L3) based on the lower three layers of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model, widely known in the technical field of communication systems.
  • the radio interface protocol between the UE and the E-UTRAN consists of the physical layer, data link layer, and network layer in the horizontal direction, while in the vertical direction, the radio interface protocol consists of the user plane, which is a protocol stack for delivery of data information, and the control plane, which is a protocol stack for delivery of control signals.
  • the control plane acts as a path through which control messages used for the UE and the network to manage calls are transmitted.
  • the user plane refers to the path through which the data generated in the application layer, for example, voice data, Internet packet data, and so on are transmitted. In what follows, described will be each layer of the control and the user plane of the radio protocol.
  • the physical layer which is the first layer (L1), provides information transfer service to upper layers by using a physical channel.
  • the physical layer is connected to the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer located at the upper level through a transport channel through which data are transmitted between the MAC layer and the physical layer. Transport channels are classified according to how and with which features data are transmitted through the radio interface. And data are transmitted through the physical channel between different physical layers and between the physical layer of a transmitter and the physical layer of a receiver.
  • the physical layer is modulated according to the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) scheme and employs time and frequency as radio resources.
  • OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • the Physical Downlink Control Channel informs the UE of resource allocation of the Paging Channel (PCH) and the Downlink Shared Channel (DL-SCH); and Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) information related to the Uplink Shared Channel (UL-SCH).
  • the PDCCH can carry a UL grant used for informing the UE of resource allocation of uplink transmission.
  • the Physical Control Format Indicator Channel (PCFICH) informs the UE of the number of OFDM symbols used by PDCCHs and is transmitted at each subframe.
  • the Physical HARQ Indicator Channel carries a HARQ ACK (ACKnowledge)/NACK (Non-ACKnowledge) signal in response to uplink transmission.
  • the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) carries uplink control information such as HARQ ACK/NACK with respect to downlink transmission, scheduling request, Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), and so on.
  • the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) carries the UL-SCH.
  • the MAC layer of the second layer provides a service to the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, which is an upper layer thereof, through a logical channel. Also, the MAC layer provides a function of mapping between a logical channel and a transport channel; and multiplexing/demultiplexing a MAC Service Data Unit (SDU) belonging to the logical channel to the transport block, which is provided to a physical channel on the transport channel.
  • RLC Radio Link Control
  • the RLC layer of the second layer supports reliable data transmission.
  • the function of the RLC layer includes concatenation, segmentation, reassembly of the RLC SDU, and so on.
  • QoS Quality of Service
  • RB Radio Bearer
  • the RLC layer provides three operation modes: Transparent Mode (TM), Unacknowledged Mode (UM), and Acknowledge Mode (AM).
  • TM Transparent Mode
  • UM Unacknowledged Mode
  • AM Acknowledge Mode
  • the AM RLC provides error correction through Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ).
  • ARQ Automatic Repeat reQuest
  • the RLC layer can be incorporated into the MAC layer as a functional block.
  • the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer of the second layer (L2) performs the function of delivering, header compression, ciphering of user data in the user plane, and so on.
  • Header compression refers to the function of reducing the size of the Internet Protocol (IP) packet header which is relatively large and contains unnecessary control to efficiently transmit IP packets such as the IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) or IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) packets through a radio interface with narrow bandwidth.
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • the function of the PDCP layer in the control plane includes delivering control plane data and ciphering/integrity protection.
  • the Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer in the lowest part of the third layer (L3) is defined only in the control plane.
  • the RRC layer performs the role of controlling radio resources between the UE and the network. To this purpose, the UE and the network exchange RRC messages through the RRC layer.
  • the RRC layer controls a logical channel, transport channel, and physical channel with respect to configuration, re-configuration, and release of radio bearers.
  • a radio bearer refers to a logical path that the second layer (L2) provides for data transmission between the UE and the network. Configuring a radio bearer indicates that characteristics of a radio protocol layer and channel are defined to provide specific services; and each individual parameter and operating methods thereof are determined.
  • Radio bearers can be divided into Signaling Radio Bearers (SRBs) and Data RBs (DRBs).
  • SRBs Signaling Radio Bearers
  • DRBs Data RBs
  • An SRB is used as a path for transmitting an RRC message in the control plane, while a DRB is used as a path for transmitting user data in the user plane.
  • the Non-Access Stratum (NAS) layer in the upper of the RRC layer performs the function of session management, mobility management, and so on.
  • NAS Non-Access Stratum
  • a cell constituting the base station is set to one of 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, and 20 MHz bandwidth, providing downlink or uplink transmission services to a plurality of UEs. Different cells can be set to different bandwidths.
  • Downlink transport channels transmitting data from a network to a UE include a Broadcast Channel (BCH) transmitting system information, PCH transmitting paging messages, DL-SCH transmitting user traffic or control messages, and so on. Traffic or a control message of a downlink multi-cast or broadcast service can be transmitted through the DL-SCH or through a separate downlink Multicast Channel (MCH).
  • uplink transport channels transmitting data from a UE to a network include a Random Access Channel (RACH) transmitting the initial control message and a Uplink Shared Channel (UL-SCH) transmitting user traffic or control messages.
  • RACH Random Access Channel
  • UL-SCH Uplink Shared Channel
  • Logical channels which are located above the transport channels and are mapped to the transport channels.
  • the logical channels may be distinguished by control channels for delivering control area information and traffic channels for delivering user area information.
  • the control channels include a Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH), a Paging Control Channel (PCCH), a Common Control Channel (CCCH), a dedicated control channel (DCCH), a Multicast Control Channel (MCCH), and etc.
  • the traffic channels include a dedicated traffic channel (DTCH), and a Multicast Traffic Channel (MTCH), etc.
  • the PCCH is a downlink channel that delivers paging information, and is used when network does not know the cell where a UE belongs.
  • the CCCH is used by a UE that does not have RRC connection with network.
  • the MCCH is a point-to-multipoint downlink channel which is used for delivering Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service (MBMS) control information from network to UE.
  • the DCCH is a point-to-point bi-directional channel which is used by a UE that has RRC connection delivering dedicated control information between UE and network.
  • the DTCH is a point-to-point channel which is dedicated to a UE for delivering user information that may be existed in uplink and downlink.
  • the MTCH is a point-to-multipoint downlink channel for delivering traffic data from network to UE.
  • the DCCH may be mapped to UL-SCH
  • the DTCH may be mapped to UL-SCH
  • the CCCH may be mapped to UL-SCH.
  • the BCCH may be mapped to BCH or DL-SCH
  • the PCCH may be mapped to PCH
  • the DCCH may be mapped to DL-SCH
  • the DTCH may be mapped to DL-SCH
  • the MCCH may be mapped to MCH
  • the MTCH may be mapped to MCH.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically exemplifying a structure of physical channel in a wireless communication system to which the present invention can be applied.
  • the physical channel delivers signaling and data through radio resources including one or more subcarriers in frequency domain and one or more symbols in time domain.
  • One subframe that has a length of 1.0 ms includes a plurality of symbols.
  • a specific symbol (s) of subframe (e.g., the first symbol of subframe) may be used for PDCCH.
  • the PDCCH carries information for resources which are dynamically allocated (e.g., resource block, modulation and coding scheme (MCS), etc.).
  • the random access procedure is performed in case that the UE performs an initial access in a RRC idle state without any RRC connection to an eNB, or the UE performs a RRC connection re-establishment procedure, etc.
  • the LTE/LTE-A system provides both of the contention-based random access procedure that the UE randomly selects to use one preamble in a specific set and the non-contention-based random access procedure that the eNB uses the random access preamble that is allocated to a specific UE.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram for describing the contention-based random access procedure in the wireless communication system to which the present invention can be applied.
  • the UE randomly selects one random access preamble (RACH preamble) from the set of the random access preamble that is instructed through system information or handover command, selects and transmits physical RACH (PRACH) resource which is able to transmit the random access preamble.
  • RACH preamble random access preamble
  • PRACH physical RACH
  • the eNB that receives the random access preamble from the UE decodes the preamble and acquires RA-RNTI.
  • the RA-RNTI associated with the PRACH to which the random access preamble is transmitted is determined according to the time-frequency resource of the random access preamble that is transmitted by the corresponding UE.
  • the eNB transmits the random access response that is addressed to RA-RNTI that is acquired through the preamble on the Msg 1 to the UE.
  • the random access response may include RA preamble index/identifier, UL grant that informs the UL radio resource, temporary cell RNTI (TC-RNTI), and time alignment command (TAC).
  • TAC is the information indicating a time synchronization value that is transmitted by the eNB in order to keep the UL time alignment.
  • the UE renews the UL transmission timing using the time synchronization value. On the renewal of the time synchronization value, the UE renews or restarts the time alignment timer.
  • the UL grant includes the UL resource allocation that is used for transmission of the scheduling message to be described later (Message 3) and the transmit power command (TPC).
  • TCP is used for determination of the transmission power for the scheduled PUSCH.
  • the UE after transmitting the random access preamble, tries to receive the random access response of its own within the random access response window that is instructed by the eNB with system information or handover command, detects the PDCCH masked with RA-RNTI that corresponds to PRACH, and receives the PDSCH that is indicated by the detected PDCCH.
  • the random access response information may be transmitted in a MAC packet data unit and the MAC PDU may be delivered through PDSCH.
  • the UE terminates monitoring of the random access response if successfully receiving the random access response having the random access preamble index/identifier same as the random access preamble that is transmitted to the eNB. Meanwhile, if the random access response message has not been received until the random access response window is terminated, or if not received a valid random access response having the random access preamble index same as the random access preamble that is transmitted to the eNB, it is considered that the receipt of random access response is failed, and after that, the UE may perform the retransmission of preamble.
  • the UE receives the random access response that is effective with the UE itself, the UE processes the information included in the random access response respectively. That is, the UE applies TAC and stores TC-RNTI. Also, by using UL grant, the UE transmits the data stored in the buffer of UE or the data newly generated to the eNB.
  • the RRC connection request that is delivered through CCCH after generating in RRC layer may be transmitted with being included in the message 3 .
  • the RRC connection reestablishment request that is delivered through CCCH after generating in RRC layer may be transmitted with being included in the message 3 .
  • NAS access request message may be included.
  • the message 3 should include the identifier of UE.
  • the first method is that the UE transmits the cell RNTI (C-RNTI) of its own through the UL transmission signal corresponding to the UL grant, if the UE has a valid C-RNTI that is already allocated by the corresponding cell before the random access procedure. Meanwhile, if the UE has not been allocated a valid C-RNTI before the random access procedure, the UE transmits including unique identifier of its own (for example, S-TMSI or random number). Normally the above unique identifier is longer that C-RNTI.
  • C-RNTI cell RNTI
  • the UE If transmitting the data corresponding to the UL grant, the UE initiates a contention resolution timer.
  • the eNB in case of receiving the C-RNTI of corresponding UE through the message 3 from the UE, transmits the message 4 to the UE by using the received C-RNTI. Meanwhile, in case of receiving the unique identifier (that is, S-TMSI or random number) through the message 3 from the UE, the eNB transmits the 4 message to the UE by using the TC-RNTI that is allocated from the random access response to the corresponding UE.
  • the 4 message may include the RRC connection setup message.
  • the UE waits for the instruction of eNB for collision resolution after transmitting the data including the identifier of its own through the UL grant included the random access response. That is, the UE attempts the receipt of PDCCH in order to receive a specific message.
  • the message 3 transmitted in response to the UL grant includes C-RNTI as an identifier of its own
  • the UE attempts the receipt of PDCCH using the C-RNTI of itself
  • the above identifier is the unique identifier (that is, S-TMSI or random number)
  • the UE tries to receive PDCCH using the TC-RNTI that is included in the random access response.
  • the UE determines that the random access procedure is performed and terminates the procedure.
  • the UE checks on the data that is delivered by PDSCH, which is addressed by the PDCCH. If the content of the data includes the unique identifier of its own, the UE terminates the random access procedure determining that a normal procedure has been performed. The UE acquires C-RNTI through the 4 message, and after that, the UE and network are to transmit and receive a UE-specific message by using the C-RNTI.
  • the operation of the non-contention-based random access procedure is terminated with the transmission of message 1 and message 2 only.
  • the UE is going to be allocated a random access preamble from the eNB before transmitting the random access preamble to the eNB as the message 1 .
  • the UE transmits the allocated random access preamble to the eNB as the message 1 , and terminates the random access procedure by receiving the random access response from the eNB.
  • the configuration parameters for V2X communication over PC5 consist of:
  • radio parameters for V2X communication over PC5 applicable when the UE is not served by E-UTRAN and is located in the geographical area, with an indication of whether these radio parameters are “operator managed” or “non-operator managed”.
  • the allowed “non-operator managed” radio parameters for V2X communication are defined in 3GPP TS 36.101;
  • the upper layers can request the UE to send a V2X message of a V2X service identified by a V2X service identifier using V2X communication over PC5.
  • the request from the upper layers includes:
  • V2X message contains non-IP data, the V2X message family of data in the V2X message ;
  • the UE Upon a request from upper layers to send a V2X message of a V2X service identified by a V2X service identifier using V2X communication over PC5, the UE shall proceed as follows:
  • the UE intends to use the radio resources (i.e. carrier frequency) provided by an E-UTRAN cell;
  • the registered PLMN is in the list of PLMNs in which the UE is authorized to use V2X communication over PC5 when the UE is served by E-UTRAN as specified in subclause 5.2.4;
  • the V2X service identifier of the V2X service is included in the list of V2X services authorized for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 or the UE is configured with a default destination Layer-2 ID for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4;
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE is unable to find a suitable cell in the selected PLMN as specified in 3GPP TS 36.304;
  • the UE received an ATTACH REJECT message or a TRACKING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or a SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #11 “PLMN not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.301 or a LOCATION UPDATING REJECT message or a GPRS ATTACH REJECT message or a ROUTING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #11 “PLMN not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.008; or
  • the UE received an ATTACH REJECT message or a TRACKING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or a SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #7 “EPS services not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.301 or a LOCATION UPDATING REJECT message or a GPRS ATTACH REJECT message or a ROUTING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or a SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #7 “GPRS services not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.008; or
  • the V2X service identifier of the V2X service is included in the list of V2X services authorized for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 or the UE is configured with a default destination Layer-2 ID for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4;
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE determines whether the UE is ‘served by E-UTRAN’ or ‘not served by E-UTRAN’ according to a carrier frequency provided or operated by the network (e.g., eNB or cell). According to the determination of whether the UE is ‘served by E-UTRAN’ or ‘not served by E-UTRAN’, the UE performs a procedure for acquiring a radio resource by each selection.
  • a carrier frequency provided or operated by the network (e.g., eNB or cell).
  • the UE is defined as “Not served by E-UTRAN” mode for the V2X communication when the UE:
  • V2X service identifier Identifier (for example, a provider service identifier (PSID) for V2X application or an intelligent transport system (ITS) application identifier (ITS-AID)) for the V2X service
  • PSID provider service identifier
  • ITS-AID intelligent transport system
  • the upper layers can request the UE to send a V2X message of a V2X service identified by a V2X service identifier using V2X communication over PC5.
  • the request from the upper layers includes:
  • V2X message contains non-IP data, the V2X message family of data in the V2X message;
  • the UE Upon a request from upper layers to send a V2X message of a V2X service identified by a V2X service identifier using V2X communication over PC5, the UE shall proceed as follows:
  • the UE intends to use the radio resources (i.e. carrier frequency) provided by an E-UTRAN cell;
  • the registered PLMN is in the list of PLMNs in which the UE is authorized to use V2X communication over PC5 when the UE is served by E-UTRAN for V2X communication as specified in subclause 5.2.4;
  • the V2X service identifier of the V2X service is included in the list of V2X services authorized for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 or the UE is configured with a default destination Layer-2 ID for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4;
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE is unable to find a suitable cell in the selected PLMN as specified in 3GPP TS 36.304;
  • the UE received an ATTACH REJECT message or a TRACKING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or a SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #11 “PLMN not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.301 or a LOCATION UPDATING REJECT message or a GPRS ATTACH REJECT message or a ROUTING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #11 “PLMN not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.008; or
  • the UE received an ATTACH REJECT message or a TRACKING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or a SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #7 “EPS services not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.301 or a LOCATION UPDATING REJECT message or a GPRS ATTACH REJECT message or a ROUTING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or a SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #7 “GPRS services not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.008; or
  • the V2X service identifier of the V2X service is included in the list of V2X services authorized for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 or the UE is configured with a default destination Layer-2 ID for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4;
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE shall request radio resources for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in 3GPP TS 24.334 subclause 10.2.2.
  • the UE When the UE is served by E-UTRAN and intends to use the ProSe radio resources (i.e. carrier frequency) provided by an E-UTRAN cell, the UE requests the parameters from the lower layers for transmitting or receiving ProSe direct communication (see 3GPP TS 36.331). The UE shall perform direct communication only if the lower layers indicate that ProSe direct communication is supported by the network. If the UE in EMM-IDLE mode has to request resources for ProSe direct communication as specified in 3GPP TS 36.331, the UE shall perform a service request procedure or tracking area update procedure as specified in 3GPP TS 24.301. Once the radio resources for transmitting or receiving ProSe direct communication are provided by eNodeB as specified in 3GPP TS 36.331, the UE shall start ProSe direct communication.
  • the radio resources for transmitting or receiving ProSe direct communication are provided by eNodeB as specified in 3GPP TS 36.331, the UE shall start ProSe direct communication.
  • the UE When the UE is not served by E-UTRAN for V2X communication, the UE shall select the radio parameters to be used for V2X communication over PC5 as follows:
  • GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
  • the UE shall check with lower layers whether the selected radio parameters can be used in the current location without causing interference to other cells, and:
  • At least one of the PLMNs reported by the lower layers is in the list of authorized PLMNs for V2X communication over PC5 and provides radio resources for V2X communication over PC5;
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE shall proceed with the procedure to initiate V2X communication over PC5.
  • the UE shall stop performing V2X communication over PC5 and then:
  • the MS shall proceed as follows:
  • the MS shall store a duplicate value of the RPLMN and a duplicate of the PLMN selection mode that were in use before PLMN selection due to V2X communication over PC5 was initiated, unless this PLMN selection due to V2X communication over PC5 follows another PLMN selection due to V2X communication over PC5 or a manual CSG selection;
  • the MS shall enter into Automatic mode of PLMN selection taking into account the additional requirements in items iii) to x) below;
  • the MS shall choose one allowable PLMN which:
  • the MS shall attempt to register on that PLMN. If none of the PLMNs meet conditions 1) through 3) above, the MS shall return to the stored duplicate PLMN selection mode and use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN for further action;
  • the MS shall update the appropriate list of forbidden PLMNs, and shall either:
  • the MS shall either:
  • A2) perform V2X communication over PC5 procedures for MS to use provisioned radio resources;
  • the MS shall either:
  • A3 if the PLMN provides common radio resources needed by the MS to do V2X communication over PC5, perform V2X communication over PC5 on the selected PLMN in limited service state. In this case the MS shall not search for available and allowable PLMNs during the duration of V2X communication over PC5; or
  • the MS shall use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN as RPLMN and behave;
  • the MS shall delete the stored duplicate value of PLMN selection mode, use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN as RPLMN and follow the procedures.
  • the MS shall delete the stored duplicate value of RPLMN once the MS has successfully registered to the selected PLMN;
  • the MS shall return to the stored duplicate PLMN selection mode and use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN for further action.
  • the MS shall not periodically scan for higher priority PLMNs during the duration of V2X communication over PC5.
  • the UE i.e., the ProSe layer
  • the UE verifies the service type of the corresponding V2X message. After that, by verifying mapping a service type corresponding to a current geographical area to a V2X (carrier) frequency, the corresponding V2X frequency is transferred to the lower layer (e.g., AS layer (RRC, PDCP, and MAC layers, etc.) together the V2X message.
  • the lower layer e.g., AS layer (RRC, PDCP, and MAC layers, etc.
  • the UE When a mapping rule of the V2X service identifier to V2X frequency for the V2X communication through the PC5 and when there are one or more V2X frequencies associated with the V2X service identifier of the V2X service for the V2X message in the current geographical area, the UE transfers one or more V2X frequencies associated with the V2X service identifier of the V2X service for V2X message to the lower layer.
  • one or more V2X frequencies may be mapped with the service type and the one or more V2X frequencies may be transferred to the lower layer.
  • the UE determines whether the UE is ‘served by E-UTRAN’ or ‘not served by E-UTRAN’ according to the carrier frequency provided or operated by the network (e.g., eNB or cell). According to the determination of whether the UE is ‘served by E-UTRAN’ or ‘not served by E-UTRAN’, the UE performs the procedure for acquiring the radio resource by each selection.
  • the network e.g., eNB or cell
  • the selected V2X carrier frequency may be different for each V2X service and ‘Served by E-UTRAN’ and ‘Not served by E-UTRAN’ may be determined according to the selected V2X carrier frequency.
  • the selected V2X carrier frequencies are different and V2X services with different modes ('Served by E-UTRAN' or ‘Not Served by E-UTRAN’) according to the selected V2X carrier frequencies simultaneously occur, the UE needs to simultaneously perform operations according to two modes ('Served by E-UTRAN' and ‘Not Served by E-UTRAN’).
  • PLMN selection triggered by the V2X communication via the PC5 may be performed when performing the operation according to the ‘Not served by E-UTRAN’ mode, and as a result, registration may be performed with new PLMN different from registered PLMN which performs the ‘Served by E-UTRAN’ operation.
  • the lower layer selects one or more carrier frequencies to perform transmission.
  • the lower layer may select only one carrier frequency.
  • the V2X message needs to be simultaneously transmitted at the carrier frequencies 1 and 2 in a boundary area between A and B.
  • performing, by UE, the V2X communication via the PC5 in the served by E-UTRAN mode means performing the sidelink operation (e.g., the V2X communication through the PC5) by receiving a sidelink resource (i.e., PC5) from the network (e.g., eNB).
  • a sidelink resource i.e., PC5
  • performing, by the UE, the V2X communication through the PC5 in the Not serviced by the E-UTRAN means performing the sidelink operation (e.g., the V2X communication through the PC5) by using a predetermined radio resource (without the aid of the network).
  • the carrier frequency selecting method will be described below.
  • the UE may preferentially select the carrier frequency corresponding to ‘served by E-UTRAN’.
  • one or more carrier frequencies may be derived, and as a result, the following cases may occur.
  • the UE operates as follows:
  • the UE may perform the corresponding operations. That is, in case 1), the UE may perform the ‘served by E-UTRAN’ operation and in case 2), the UE may perform the ‘Not served by E-UTRAN’ operation.
  • the UE may preferentially select the ‘served by E-UTRAN’.
  • a case where a specific carrier frequency needs to be particularly selected at the time of selecting the carrier frequency may be excluded.
  • the carrier frequency selecting method will be described below.
  • the UE may select the carrier frequency corresponding to the mode in which the on-going V2X service is in progress as the carrier frequency for the new V2X service.
  • the UE may change the carrier frequency of the on-going V2X service to the carrier frequency corresponding to the mode of the selected carrier frequency of the new V2X service.
  • the carrier frequency of the new V2X service may be selected and used independently/regardless of the on-going V2X service.
  • the UE preferably operate as follows so that the UE does not perform unnecessary PLMN selection. This will be described below with reference to FIG. 7 .
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram exemplifying a carrier frequency selecting method for V2X communication through a PC5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the V2X message may be transmitted with a radio resource pre-configured as ‘Not served by E-UTRAN’) and the corresponding V2X service of the V2X message which newly occurs selects the carrier frequency corresponding to ‘Not served by E-UTRAN’ (S 701 ), the UE (e.g., AS or RRC layer) checks whether the selected carrier frequency may be used without causing interference at a current location (S 702 ).
  • the UE e.g., AS or RRC layer
  • the UE use the V2X communication through the selected carrier frequency (S 703 ).
  • the UE preferentially finds a cell (or PLMN) providing both the carrier frequency corresponding to the mapping of the carrier frequency with the V2X service type of the on-going V2X service and the carrier frequency corresponding to the mapping of the carrier frequency with the V2X service type of the new V2X service (providing the carrier frequency includes a case where the corresponding carrier frequency is included in ‘InterV2XfrequencyList’ or a case where the operating carrier frequency is the corresponding carrier frequency) (S 704 ).
  • the UE When the cell (or PLMN) providing both carrier frequencies is found, the UE performs cell reselection/handover for changing the cell to the corresponding cell (or PLMN) or PLMN reselection for the V2X communication through the PC5 according to Section 6.1.2.3 (S 705 ).
  • the UE finds a carrier frequency in which the ‘Not served by E-UTRAN’ mode is available and the V2X communication is available without interference at the current location (S 706 ).
  • the UE When the corresponding carrier frequency is found, the UE performs the V2X communication through the PC5 for the on-going V2X service by selecting the corresponding carrier frequency. In addition, the UE performs cell reselection/handover for changing to the cell (or PLMN) providing the carrier frequency corresponding to the mapping of the carrier frequency with the V2X service type of the new V2X service or PLMN reselection for the V2X communication through the PC5 (S 707 ).
  • the UE processes the V2X message having a high priority (that is, having a low PPPP value) first on the basis of PPPP (S 708 ).
  • the UE when the V2X message having a lowest PPPP value corresponds to the on-going V2X service, the UE performs a V2X communication transmission operation through the PC5 for transmitting the corresponding V2X message in the cell camped with the currently registered PLMN.
  • the UE when the V2X message having the lowest PPPP value is the corresponding V2X service of the V2X message which is newly generated, the UE performs the V2X communication transmission operation through the PC5 for transmitting the corresponding V2X message by changing to the cell (or PLMN) providing the corresponding carrier frequency corresponding to the mapping of the carrier frequency with the V2X service type of the new V2X service.
  • the UE may perform frequent cell reselection/handover or PLMN reselection for the V2X communication via the PC5. Therefore, a situation of II-1-b-i-2) is preferably avoided.
  • the UE may select A) or B) of the carrier frequency selection method described above.
  • the following operation may additionally be added in the PLMN selection operation triggered by the existing V2X communication via the PC5.
  • the ProSe layer of the UE delivers ‘all carrier frequencies for the on-going V2X service and the new V2X service’ to the lower layer (i.e., the AS layer or of the UE or the RRC layer of the UE).
  • the lower layer i.e., the AS layer or of the UE or the RRC layer of the UE finds a cell/PLMN supporting all of received carrier frequencies.
  • the UE selects the corresponding cell and moves to the corresponding cell by performing cell reselection or handover in the related art, or selects the corresponding PLMN and moves to the corresponding PLMN by selecting the PLMN triggered by the V2X communication through the PC5.
  • the lower layer i.e., the AS layer or of the UE or the RRC layer of the UE
  • the lower layer performs operation II-1-b) described above.
  • V2X message for the V2X service is generated and there is the current on-going V2X service (including even a case where the on-going V2X service is the same as the occurring V2X service):
  • the UE preferably selects A) in the carrier frequency selecting method.
  • the UE may select A) and C) in the carrier frequency selecting method.
  • the UE may select C) in the carrier frequency selecting method.
  • the UE may select the carrier for the new V2X service regardless of the on-going V2X service. That is, in case of 2), the UE may select any of A) and C).
  • the on-going V2X service is available when there may be the carrier frequency corresponding to the mode depending on the carrier frequency selected by the new V2X service among the carrier frequencies derived according to the mapping of the carrier frequency with the service type. For example, when the corresponding condition is satisfied in II), III), and IV), the UE may select/perform B).
  • Method 1 Method in which the ProSe layer of the UE performs a carrier frequency selecting operation
  • the ProSe layer of the UE delivers the carrier frequency mapped to the V2X service type to the UE lower layer (i.e., the AS layer of the UE or the RRC layer of the UE), the UE performs the carrier frequency selecting operation to deliver only the carrier frequency suitable for a carrier frequency selection condition to the lower layer.
  • the UE lower layer i.e., the AS layer of the UE or the RRC layer of the UE
  • the lower layer receiving the selected carrier frequency selects the carrier frequency to be transmitted among the provided carrier frequencies according to the operation in the related art and transmits the corresponding V2X message.
  • Method 2 Method in which the UE lower layer (i.e., the AS layer of the UE or the RRC layer of the UE) performs the carrier frequency selecting operation
  • the ProSe layer of the UE delivers the carrier frequency mapped to the V2X service type to the UE lower layer (i.e., the AS layer of the UE or the RRC layer of the UE) in the related art.
  • the lower layer receiving the carrier frequency may select the carrier frequencies suitable for the carrier frequency selection condition among the provided carrier frequencies, select the carrier frequency to be transmitted among the carrier frequencies, and transmit the corresponding V2X message.
  • the carrier frequency is derived by mapping between the service type and carrier frequency.
  • Carrier frequency selection is performed according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the carrier frequency to use for transmission is selected at the selected carrier frequency in the RRC layer of the UE.
  • the embodiment of the present invention described above may be applied to a case where various D2D services (i.e., side link services) are mixed.
  • various D2D services i.e., side link services
  • the embodiments may be applied to a case where a ProSe service (for example, a commercial or public safety service) and the V2X service are mixed.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram exemplifying a carrier frequency selecting method for V2X communication through a PC5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the UE-ProSe layer may provide service identifier or service type information to the lower layer together with the carrier frequency(s). Sequence number or bitmap information unique to each service type/identifier may be provided instead of the service identifier or service type.
  • the UE-ProSe layer may perform step 1 whenever every V2X message transmission is triggered. Alternatively, in order to reduce the signaling overhead, the UE-ProSe layer may performs step 1 only when there is a different carrier frequency from a set of carrier frequencies previously provided to the UE-RRC layer or step 1 only when a new service type occurs.
  • Step 2 When no service identifier or service type information is given in step 1, the UE-RRC layer may perform step 2 for all carrier frequencies currently selected for transmission (for all services regardless of the service).
  • the UE-RRC layer may perform step 2 for each service identifier or service type.
  • the sequence number or bitmap information unique to each service type/identifier may be provided instead of the service identifier or service type.
  • the UE-RRC layer may perform step 2 every time step 1 is performed.
  • the UE-RRC layer does not perform step 2 every time step 1 is performed, but the UE-RRC layer may perform step 2 only when the selected carrier frequency is different from the previously selected carrier frequency.
  • Step 3) The UE-ProSe layer determines whether the UE is in the Served by E-UTRAN mode for the V2X communication via PC5 or in the Not served by E-UTRAN mode for the V2X communication via the PC5.
  • the carrier frequency for transmission is provided with the V2X message to be transmitted in the V2X communication through the PC5 as described in Section 6.1.2.2 of 3GPP TS 24.386 (see step 4 of FIG. 9 , described below).
  • the carrier frequency for transmission may be the same as the carrier frequency selected in step 2 above.
  • the carrier frequency for transmission may be provided with an additional carrier frequency other than the carrier frequency selected in step 2 above.
  • the UE-RRC layer (i.e., lower layer) transmits the corresponding V2X message on the carrier frequency for transmission (see step 5 of FIG. 9 described below).
  • the UE may reflect the carrier frequency selecting method to the selection of the carrier frequency.
  • the operation of the UE for preventing the unnecessary PLMN selection operation of FIG. 9 will be described in more detail.
  • FIG. 9 exemplifies an operation of a UE related with carrier frequency selection and V2X message transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • steps 1 to 3 are the same as steps 1 to 3 of FIG. 8 , and the description thereof will be omitted.
  • the “carrier frequency selecting method” of the second embodiment described above may be performed by the UE-ProSe layer before step 1 of FIG. 9 is performed.
  • the “carrier frequency selecting method” of the second embodiment described above may be performed by the UE-RRC layer before performing step 2 after step 1.
  • Step 4) The UE-ProSe layer provides the carrier frequency for transmission to the UE-RRC layer together with the V2X message.
  • Step 5 The UE-RRC layer (i.e., lower layer) transmits the corresponding V2X message on the carrier frequency for transmission.
  • the conditions for the RRC connection establishment and the conditions of the sidelink UE information for the V2X side link communication are updated to support the cross-carrier operation.
  • the next modified part shows a condition that the UE may request the radio resource for the V2X communication to the network (or eNB) by transmitting a SidelinkUEInformation message.
  • a first part is for reception and a second part is for transmission.
  • the conditions of the sidelink UE information for the V2X side link communication may be divided into two following cases.
  • V2X sidelink communication is configured to be transmitted and received on a primary frequency by the upper layer
  • SIB 21 i.e., SystemInformationBlockType 21
  • the V2X sidelink communication is configured to be transmitted and received on one or more frequencies included in the other frequency information list (i.e., v2x-InterFreqInfoList) for V2X in the SIB 21 by the upper layer
  • the primary frequency refers to an operating frequency of the E-UTRAN cell where the UE camps.
  • one or more frequencies refer to the carrier frequency provided by the E-UTRAN cell where the UE camps.
  • the cell/base station does not provide radio resources other than the operating frequency provided in the SIB 21. Accordingly, the UE may request radio resources (transmission/reception) for only the operating frequency or frequencies provided within the SIB 21.
  • 3GPP TS 24.386 6.1.2.1 Opening includes the following changes.
  • the UE shall request radio resources for V2X communication over PC5.
  • the serving cell since there is no carrier frequency provided in the SIB 21, the serving cell may only provide radio resources for the operating carrier frequency. This means that the UE may only request the radio resources for the operating carrier frequency.
  • the above situation may be divided into two cases depending on whether the E-UTRAN cell is operating on a carrier frequency belonging to a provisioned carrier frequency that the UE intends to use.
  • the UE When the UE camps on an E-UTRAN cell that does not broadcast the carrier frequency and radio resources for the V2X communication via any PC5 although the V2X communication via the PC5 is indicated to be supported by the network,
  • case A is a valid scenario in which the UE is served by the E-UTRAN because the serving cell may provide the radio resources for the operating carrier frequency.
  • case B the UE may not be serviced by the E-UTRAN because the serving cell will not provide the radio resources other than the operating carrier frequency.
  • the UE should be in the Not-served by E-UTRAN mode for the V2X communication via the PC5.
  • Proposal 1-1 Therefore, it is desirable that the following definition be added.
  • the UE When the UE camps on the E-UTRAN cell indicating the V2X communication via the PC5 is supported by the network and operating on the carrier frequency not belonging to the provisioned carrier frequency for the V2X communication via the PC5 which the UE intends to use and not broadcasting any carrier frequency and radio resource for the V2X communication via the PC5, the UE is in ‘Not served by E-UTRAN’ mode.
  • the UE is defined as being “Not served by E-UTRAN” for the V2X communication when the UE:
  • radio resource is to cover a scenario where the serving cell provides only the radio resources for the operating carrier frequency.
  • Proposal 2 It is proposed to add the following changes to the definition of ‘Not served by E-UTRAN for V2X communication’.
  • the UE When the UE camps on the E-UTRAN cell indicating the V2X communication via the PC5 is indicated to be supported by the network and providing the carrier frequency not belonging to the provisioned carrier frequency for the V2X communication via the PC5 which the UE intends to use and operating at the provisioned carrier frequency not belonging to the carrier frequency for the V2X communication via the PC5 which the UE intends to use, the UE is in ‘Not served by E-UTRAN’ mode.
  • the UE When the UE is not served by E-UTRAN for V2X communication, the UE shall select the radio parameters to be used for V2X communication over PC5 as follows:
  • the UE can use the radio parameters indicated by the cell as specified in 3GPP TS 36.331.
  • the UE when the UE is not served by the E-UTRAN, the UE attempts to find a cell operating the provisioned radio resource. However, after introduction of the cross-carrier operation, this is no longer valid. Instead, the UE must find the cell providing the carrier frequency or a cell operating on the carrier frequency belonging to the provisioned carrier frequency for the V2X communication via the PC5 which the UE intends to use.
  • Proposal 3 When the UE is not served by the E-UTRAN or performs the PLMN selection triggered by the V2X communication, if the UE needs to find a cell to perform the V2X communication via the PC5, the UE must find the cell on the carrier frequency belonging to the provisioned carrier frequency for the V2X communication via the PC5 which the UE intends to use.
  • a method for implementing proposal 3 above is as follows.
  • the UE When the UE is not served by E-UTRAN for V2X communication, the UE shall select the radio parameters to be used for V2X communication over PC5 as follows:
  • GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
  • the UE shall initiate V2X communication over PC5 with the selected radio parameters.
  • the UE shall check with lower layers whether the selected radio parameters can be used in the current location without causing interference to other cells, and:
  • the UE can use the radio parameters indicated by the cell as specified in 3GPP TS 36.331.
  • At least one of the PLMNs reported by the lower layers is in the list of authorized PLMNs for V2X communication over PC5 and provides radio resources for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in 3GPP TS 36.331;
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE shall proceed with the procedure to initiate V2X communication over PC5.
  • the UE shall stop performing V2X communication over PC5 and then:
  • the MS shall proceed as follows:
  • the MS shall store a duplicate value of the RPLMN and a duplicate of the PLMN selection mode that were in use before PLMN selection due to V2X communication over PC5 was initiated, unless this PLMN selection due to V2X communication over PC5 follows another PLMN selection due to V2X communication over PC5 or a manual CSG selection;
  • the MS shall enter into Automatic mode of PLMN selection taking into account the additional requirements in items iii) to x) below;
  • the MS shall choose one allowable PLMN which:
  • the MS shall attempt to register on that PLMN. If none of the PLMNs meet conditions 1) through 3) above, the MS shall return to the stored duplicate PLMN selection mode and use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN for further action;
  • the MS shall update the appropriate list of forbidden PLMNs, and shall either:
  • the MS shall either:
  • A2) perform V2X communication over PCS procedures for MS to use provisioned radio resources;
  • the MS shall either:
  • the MS shall not search for available and allowable PLMNs during the duration of V2X communication over PCS; or
  • the MS shall use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN as RPLMN and behave;
  • the MS shall delete the stored duplicate value of PLMN selection mode, use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN as RPLMN and follow the procedures.
  • the MS shall delete the stored duplicate value of RPLMN once the MS has successfully registered to the selected PLMN;
  • the MS shall return to the stored duplicate PLMN selection mode and use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN for further action.
  • the MS shall not periodically scan for higher priority PLMNs during the duration of V2X communication over PC5.
  • the solution to prevent potential ping-pong between the RPLMN and the PLMN selected for V2X communication over PC5 is MS implementation specific.
  • the ProSe layer of the UE preferably delivers a command/instruction to the lower layer of the UE (i.e., the AS layer of the UE or the RRC layer of the UE) to find the following cell.
  • the lower layer (i.e., the AS layer of the UE or the RRC layer of the UE) of the UE receiving the notification informs the upper layer (i.e., the ProSe layer of the UE) when finding the corresponding cell.
  • the UE when the V2X communication via the PC5 is indicated to be supported by the network and when the UE camps on the E-UTRAN cell providing the carrier frequency and/or radio resource for the V2X communication through the PC5 which does not belong to the provisioned carrier frequency which the UE intends to use, the UE is defined as the “Not served by E-UTRAN’ mode.
  • the reason for defining ‘or radio resource’ is to cover the scenario where the serving cell provides only the radio resources for the operating carrier frequency.
  • the UE when the UE camps on the E-UTRAN cell indicating that the V2X communication via the PC5 is supported by the network, and operating on the carrier frequency, and providing the carrier frequency for the V2X communication via the PC5, and in which both carrier frequencies do not belong to the provisioned carrier frequency which the UE intends to use, the UE is preferably defined as the ‘Not served by E-UTRAN’ mode.
  • the UE when the UE is ‘not served by E-UTRAN’, the UE attempts to find the cell operating the provisioned radio resource. However, after the introduction of the cross-carrier operation, this may be no longer valid. The UE may have to find the cell that provides the carrier frequency operating on the carrier frequency that belongs to the provisioned carrier frequency which the UE intends to use.
  • the UE when the UE is ‘not served by E-UTRAN’ or when the UE performs the PLMN selection triggered by the V2X communication, if the UE needs to find the cell to perform the V2X communication via the PC5, it is preferable to find the cell that provides the carrier frequency that operates on the carrier frequency that belongs to the provisioned carrier frequency which the UE intends to use. In order to support such an operation, the following needs to be performed.
  • radio parameters i.e. carrier frequencies
  • V2X service identifier i.e. carrier frequencies
  • V2X frequency mapping rules for V2X communication over PC5
  • the UE shall use the selected radio parameters. Otherwise, the UE shall select the radio parameters to be used for V2X communication over PC5 as follows:
  • GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
  • the UE shall initiate V2X communication over PC5 with the selected radio parameters.
  • the UE shall check with lower layers whether the selected radio parameters can be used in the current location without causing interference to other cells as specified in 3GPP TS 36.331 [23], and:
  • the UE can use the radio parameters indicated by the cell.
  • At least one of the PLMNs reported by the lower layers is in the list of authorized PLMNs for V2X communication over PC5 and provides radio resources for V2X communication over PC5;
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE shall proceed with the procedure to initiate V2X communication over PC5.
  • the UE shall stop performing V2X communication over PC5 and then:
  • the MS shall proceed as follows:
  • the MS shall store a duplicate value of the RPLMN and a duplicate of the PLMN selection mode that were in use before PLMN selection due to V2X communication over PC5 was initiated, unless this PLMN selection due to V2X communication over PC5 follows another PLMN selection due to V2X communication over PC5 or a manual CSG selection;
  • the MS shall enter into Automatic mode of PLMN selection taking into account the additional requirements in items iii) to x) below;
  • the MS shall choose one allowable PLMN which:
  • the MS shall attempt to register on that PLMN. If none of the PLMNs meet conditions 1) through 3) above, the MS shall return to the stored duplicate PLMN selection mode and use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN for further action;
  • the MS shall update the appropriate list of forbidden PLMNs, and shall either:
  • the MS shall either:
  • A2) perform V2X communication over PC5 procedures for MS to use provisioned radio resources;
  • the MS shall either:
  • A3 if the PLMN provides common radio resources needed by the MS to do V2X communication over PC5, perform V2X communication over PC5 on the selected PLMN in limited service state. In this case the MS shall not search for available and allowable PLMNs during the duration of V2X communication over PC5; or
  • the MS shall use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN as RPLMN and behave;
  • the MS shall delete the stored duplicate value of PLMN selection mode, use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN as RPLMN and follow the procedures.
  • the MS shall delete the stored duplicate value of RPLMN once the MS has successfully registered to the selected PLMN;
  • the MS shall return to the stored duplicate PLMN selection mode and use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN for further action.
  • the MS shall not periodically scan for higher priority PLMNs during the duration of V2X communication over PC5.
  • the ProSe layer of the UE preferably delivers a command/instruction to the lower layer of the UE (i.e., the AS layer of the UE or the RRC layer of the UE) to find the following cell.
  • the lower layer (i.e., the AS layer of the UE or the RRC layer of the UE) of the UE receiving the notification informs the upper layer (i.e., the ProSe layer of the UE) when finding the corresponding cell.
  • the upper layers can request the UE to send a V2X message of a V2X service identified by a V2X service identifier using V2X communication over PC5.
  • the request from the upper layers includes:
  • V2X message family (see subclause 7.1) of data in the V2X message
  • the UE Upon a request from upper layers to send a V2X message of a V2X service identified by a V2X service identifier using V2X communication over PC5, the UE shall proceed as follows:
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE operation that provides one or more frequencies to the lower layer is defined in both Served by E-UTRAN and Not-served by E-UTRAN modes.
  • the UE operation is performed after determining whether the UE is served by the E-UTRAN or not.
  • one or more carrier frequencies mapped to the service type are provided to the lower layer after determining whether the UE is served by the E-UTRAN.
  • the determination as to whether the UE is served by the E-UTRAN depends on the carrier frequency which the UE intends to use.
  • the UE-ProSe layer needs to know the carrier frequency which the UE intends to use to determine whether the UE is served by the E-UTRAN.
  • Observation 2-2 The UE-ProSe layer needs to know the carrier frequency which the UE intends to use to determine whether the UE is served by the E-UTRAN.
  • the UE-ProSe layer does not know ‘the carrier frequency which the UE intends to use’ before one or more V2X frequencies are provided to the lower layer and the ‘carrier frequency which the UE intends to use’ is selected by the UE-RRC layer. Therefore, the UE may not determine whether the UE is served by the E-UTRAN because the ‘carrier frequency which the UE intends to use’ is not given at the determination time.
  • the UE may not determine whether the UE is served by the E-UTRAN because the ‘carrier frequency which the UE intends to use’ is not given at the determination time.
  • the operation is performed in which one or more V2X frequencies mapped to the service type are provided to the lower layer.
  • Proposal 2-1 It is proposed that before determining whether the UE is served by the E-UTRAN, the operation is performed in which one or more V2X frequencies mapped to the service type are provided to the lower layer.
  • the ‘carrier frequency which the UE intends to use’ selected in the UE-RRC layer needs to be provided to the UE-ProSe layer to determine whether the UE is served by the E-UTRAN.
  • the ‘carrier frequency which the UE intends to use’ selected in the UE-RRC layer needs to be provided to the UE-ProSe layer to determine whether the UE is served by the E-UTRAN.
  • FIG. 8 exemplifies a series of operations between the UE-ProSe layer and the UE-RRC layer for determining whether the UE is served by the E-UTRAN by considering the mapping of the service type and the carrier frequency as described above.
  • the UE-RRC layer may inform the UE-ProSe layer of ‘the selected carrier frequency the UE intend to use’.
  • the sequence of ‘NOT configured case’ to select ‘a carrier frequency the UE intend to use’ should be same with one of ‘configured case’ as described in FIG. 7 .
  • the UE-ProSe layer may provide the provisioning carrier frequency to the lower layer.
  • the lower layer may select the ‘carrier frequency which the UE intends to use’ and provide the UE-ProSe layer with the ‘selected carrier frequency which the UE intends to use’.
  • the selection of radio parameters is specified when the UE is not served by E-UTRAN.
  • the selected radio parameters include a carrier frequency as well as radio resource in the corresponding carrier frequency.
  • the UE When the UE is not served by E-UTRAN, the UE shall select the radio parameters to be used for V2X communication over PC5 as follows:
  • the carrier frequency the UE intend to use is selected in subclause 6.1.2.1 of 3GPP TS 24.386.
  • the carrier frequency selection is performed again based on provisioned radio parameters for the geographical area.
  • the carrier frequency selection in subclause 6.1.2.3 of 3GPP TS 24.386 does not consider ‘the selected carrier frequency the UE intend to use’ in subclause 6.1.2.1 of 3GPP TS 24.386.
  • mapping of service type and carrier frequencies should be supported when the UE is served by E-UTRAN as well as not served by E-UTRAN.
  • the carrier frequency selected based on the mapping in subclause 6.1.2.1 of 3GPP TS 24.386 is not supported when the UE is ‘Not served by E-UTRAN’.
  • the carrier frequency selection should be performed only once in subclause 6.1.2.1 of 3GPP TS 24.386 and the selected carrier frequency in subclause 6.1.2.1 of 3GPP TS 24.386 should be considered when the UE is not served by E-UTRAN and select radio parameters.
  • Proposal 3-1 when the UE is not served by E-UTRAN, the UE may select the radio parameters associated with that geographical area and ‘the carrier frequency the UE intend to use’ selected in subclause 6.1.2.1 of 3GPP TS 24.386.
  • the UE When the UE is not served by E-UTRAN for V2X communication, the UE shall select the radio parameters to be used for V2X communication over PC5 as follows:
  • the UE can use the radio parameters indicated by the cell as specified in 3GPP TS 36.331.
  • searching cells/PLMNs operating the provisioned radio resources is not valid any more when the UE is not served by E-UTRAN. Instead, the UE have to find a cell/PLMN providing carrier frequencies or operating on carrier frequency which belong to the provisioned carrier frequency for V2X communication over PC5 that the UE intends to use.
  • Observation 3-2 if the UE needs to find a cell/PLMN to perform V2X communication over PC5 when the UE is not served by E-UTRAN, the UE have to find a cell/PLMN providing carrier frequencies or operating on carrier frequency which belong to the provisioned carrier frequency for V2X communication over PC5 that the UE intends to use.
  • Proposal 3-2 The following is applied to subclause 6.1.2.3 of 3GPP TS 24.386 and subclause 3.1C of 3GPP TS 23.122.
  • the UE should find a cell/PLMN providing carrier frequencies or operating on carrier frequency which belongs to the provisioned carrier frequency for V2X communication over PC5 that the UE intends to use if the UE needs to find a cell/PLMN to perform V2X communication over PC5 when the UE is not served by E-UTRAN.
  • the UE is either:
  • the upper layers can request the UE to send a V2X message of a V2X service identified by a V2X service identifier using V2X communication over PC5.
  • the request from the upper layers includes:
  • V2X message contains non-IP data, the V2X message family of data in the V2X message;
  • the UE Upon a request from upper layers to send a V2X message of a V2X service identified by a V2X service identifier using V2X communication over PC5, the UE shall proceed as follows:
  • the UE intends to use the radio resources (i.e. carrier frequency) provided by an E-UTRAN cell;
  • the registered PLMN is in the list of PLMNs in which the UE is authorized to use V2X communication over PC5 when the UE is served by E-UTRAN for V2X communication as specified in subclause 5.2.4 of 3GPP TS 24.386;
  • the V2X service identifier of the V2X service is included in the list of V2X services authorized for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 of 3GPP TS 24.386 or the UE is configured with a default destination Layer-2 ID for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 of 3GPP TS 24.386;
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE is unable to find a suitable cell in the selected PLMN as specified in 3GPP TS 36.304;
  • the UE received an ATTACH REJECT message or a TRACKING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or a SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #11 “PLMN not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.301 or a LOCATION UPDATING REJECT message or a GPRS ATTACH REJECT message or a ROUTING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #11 “PLMN not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.008; or
  • the UE received an ATTACH REJECT message or a TRACKING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or a SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #7 “EPS services not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.301 or a LOCATION UPDATING REJECT message or a GPRS ATTACH REJECT message or a ROUTING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or a SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #7 “GPRS services not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.008; or
  • the V2X service identifier of the V2X service is included in the list of V2X services authorized for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 of 3GPP TS 24.386 or the UE is configured with a default destination Layer-2 ID for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 of 3GPP TS 24.386;
  • the UE shall:
  • the upper layers can request the UE to send a V2X message of a V2X service identified by a V2X service identifier using V2X communication over PC5.
  • the request from the upper layers includes:
  • V2X message contains non-IP data, the V2X message family of data in the V2X message;
  • V2X frequency mapping rules for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 of 3GPP TS 24.386 and there is one or more V2X frequencies associated with the V2X service identifier of the V2X service for the V2X message in the current the geographical area, pass the one or more V2X frequencies associated with the V2X service identifier of the V2X service for the V2X message to the lower layers; or
  • the UE is provisioned with radio parameters for the geographical area, pass the one or more provisioned carrier frequencies for V2X communication over PC5 associated with the current geographical area to the lower layers.
  • the UE Upon receiving the carrier frequency the UE intend to use from lower layers, the UE shall proceed as follows:
  • the UE intends to use the radio resources (i.e. carrier frequency) provided by an E-UTRAN cell;
  • the registered PLMN is in the list of PLMNs in which the UE is authorized to use V2X communication over PC5 when the UE is served by E-UTRAN for V2X communication as specified in subclause 5.2.4 of 3GPP TS 24.386;
  • the V2X service identifier of the V2X service is included in the list of V2X services authorized for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 of 3GPP TS 24.386 or the UE is configured with a default destination Layer-2 ID for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 of 3GPP TS 24.386;
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE is unable to find a suitable cell in the selected PLMN as specified in 3GPP TS 36.304;
  • the UE received an ATTACH REJECT message or a TRACKING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or a SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #11 “PLMN not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.301 or a LOCATION UPDATING REJECT message or a GPRS ATTACH REJECT message or a ROUTING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #11 “PLMN not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.008; or
  • the UE received an ATTACH REJECT message or a TRACKING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or a SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #7 “EPS services not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.301 or a LOCATION UPDATING REJECT message or a GPRS ATTACH REJECT message or a ROUTING AREA UPDATE REJECT message or a SERVICE REJECT message with the EMM cause #7 “GPRS services not allowed” as specified in 3GPP TS 24.008; or
  • the V2X service identifier of the V2X service is included in the list of V2X services authorized for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 of 3GPP TS 24.386 or the UE is configured with a default destination Layer-2 ID for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 5.2.4 of 3GPP TS 24.386;
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE shall request radio resources for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 10.2.2 of 3GPP TS 24.334.
  • the UE When the UE is not served by E-UTRAN for V2X communication, the UE shall select the radio parameters to be used for V2X communication over PC5 as follows:
  • the UE shall initiate V2X communication over PC5 with the selected radio parameters.
  • the UE shall check with lower layers whether the selected radio parameters can be used in the current location without causing interference to other cells as specified in 3GPP TS 36.331, and:
  • the UE can use the radio parameters indicated by the cell as specified in 3GPP TS 36.331.
  • At least one of the PLMNs reported by the lower layers is in the list of authorized PLMNs for V2X communication over PC5 and provides radio resources for V2X communication over PC5 as specified in 3GPP TS 36.331;
  • the UE shall:
  • the UE shall proceed with the procedure to initiate V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 6.1.2.1 of 3GPP TS 24.386.
  • the UE shall stop performing V2X communication over PC5 and then:
  • the MS shall proceed as follows:
  • the MS shall store a duplicate value of the RPLMN and a duplicate of the PLMN selection mode that were in use before PLMN selection due to V2X communication over PC5 was initiated, unless this PLMN selection due to V2X communication over PC5 follows another PLMN selection due to V2X communication over PC5 or a manual CSG selection as specified in subclause 4.4.3.1.3.3 of 3GPP TS 23.122;
  • the MS shall enter into Automatic mode of PLMN selection as specified in subclause 4.4 of 3GPP TS 23.122 taking into account the additional requirements in items iii) to x) below;
  • the MS shall choose one allowable PLMN which:
  • the MS shall attempt to register on that PLMN. If none of the PLMNs meet conditions 1) through 3) above, the MS shall return to the stored duplicate PLMN selection mode and use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN for further action;
  • the MS shall update the appropriate list of forbidden PLMNs as specified in subclause 3.1 of 3GPP TS 23.122, and shall either:
  • the MS shall either:
  • the MS shall either:
  • the PLMN provides common radio resources needed by the MS to do V2X communication over PC5 as specified in 3GPP TS 36.331, perform V2X communication over PC5 on the selected PLMN in limited service state.
  • the MS shall not search for available and allowable PLMNs during the duration of V2X communication over PC5; or
  • the MS shall use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN as RPLMN and behave as specified in subclause 4.4.3.1 of 3GPP TS 23.122;
  • the MS shall delete the stored duplicate value of PLMN selection mode, use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN as RPLMN and follow the procedures in subclause 4.4.3.1 of 3GPP TS 23.122.
  • the MS shall delete the stored duplicate value of RPLMN once the MS has successfully registered to the selected PLMN;
  • the MS shall return to the stored duplicate PLMN selection mode and use the stored duplicate value of RPLMN for further action.
  • the upper layers of the MS can trigger PLMN selection again to initiate V2X communication over PC5.
  • the MS shall not periodically scan for higher priority PLMNs during the duration of V2X communication over PC5.
  • FIG. 10 exemplifies a method for carrier frequency selection and cell/PLMN selection according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the UE-ProSe layer may select the carrier frequency according to the second embodiment described above. This process may be omitted as described above.
  • the UE-ProSe layer may provide service identifier or service type information to the lower layer together with the carrier frequency(s).
  • the sequence number or bitmap information unique to each service type/identifier may be provided instead of the service identifier or service type.
  • the UE-ProSe layer may perform step 1 whenever every V2X message transmission is triggered. Alternatively, in order to reduce the signaling overhead, the UE-ProSe layer may performs step 1 only when there is a different carrier frequency from a set of carrier frequencies previously provided to the UE-RRC layer or step 1 only when a new service type occurs.
  • the UE-RRC layer may select the carrier frequency according to the second embodiment described above. This process may be omitted as described above.
  • Step 2 When no service identifier or service type information is given in step 1, the UE-RRC layer may perform step 2 for all carrier frequencies currently selected for transmission (for all services regardless of the service).
  • the UE-RRC layer may perform step 2 for each service identifier or service type.
  • the sequence number or bitmap information unique to each service type/identifier may be provided instead of the service identifier or service type.
  • the UE-RRC layer may perform step 2 every time step 1 is performed.
  • the UE-RRC layer does not perform step 2 every time step 1 is performed, but the UE-RRC layer may perform step 2 only when the selected carrier frequency is different from the previously selected carrier frequency.
  • Step 3) The UE-ProSe layer determines whether the UE is in the Served by E-UTRAN mode for the V2X communication via PC5 or in the Not served by E-UTRAN mode for the V2X communication via the PC5.
  • Step 4 When the UE is in the Not served by E-UTRAN mode, steps 4-B1 and 4-B2 are performed. On the contrary, when the UE is not in the Not served by E-UTRAN mode, steps 4-A1 and 4-A2 are performed.
  • Step 4-A1) The UE-ProSe layer transmits together the carrier frequency for transmission and the V2X message to be transmitted in the V2X communication via the PC5 to the UE-RRC layer.
  • the carrier frequency for transmission may be the same as the carrier frequency selected in step 2 above.
  • the carrier frequency for transmission may be provided with an additional carrier frequency other than the carrier frequency selected in step 2 above.
  • Step 4-A2 The UE-RRC layer (i.e., lower layer) transmits the corresponding V2X message on the carrier frequency for transmission.
  • Step 4-B1) The UE-ProSe layer selects a radio parameter associated with the geographical area and the selected carrier frequency which the UE intends to use. A detailed description of this step is given in proposal 3-1.
  • Step 4-B2) The UE-ProSe layer determines whether the selected radio parameter may be used without causing interference.
  • the UE-ProSe layer may check with the UE-RRC layer whether the selected radio parameter may be used within the current position without causing interference (for another cell).
  • step 4-B2-a When the selected radio parameter may be used without causing interference, step 4-B2-a is performed. On the contrary, when the selected radio parameter may not be used without causing interference (i.e. when causing interference), steps 4-B2-b and 4-B2-b1 are performed.
  • Step 4-B2-a) The UE performs the V2X communication via the PC5 on the selected radio parameter.
  • FIG. 10 it is illustrated that only the UE-ProSe layer performs the V2X communication, but this is for the convenience of description and the UE-ProSe layer may perform the V2X communication via the PC5 through the UE-RRC layer.
  • Step 4-B2-b) The UE-RRC layer searches the cell/PLMN that provides the carrier frequency belonging to the provisioned carrier frequency for the V2X communication via the PC5 which the UE intends to use or that operates on the carrier frequency belonging to the provisioned carrier frequency for the V2X communication via the PC5 which the UE intends to use.
  • the detailed description of this step is given in proposal 3-2 above.
  • Step 4-B2-bl The UE-RRC layer performs the PLMN selection triggered by the V2X communication via the PC5, as defined in 3GPP TS 23.122. In addition, the UE-RRC layer searches the cell/PLMN that provides the carrier frequency belonging to the provisioned carrier frequency for the V2X communication via the PC5 which the UE intends to use or that operates on the carrier frequency belonging to the provisioned carrier frequency for the V2X communication via the PC5 which the UE intends to use. The detailed description of this step is given in proposal 3-2 above.
  • the UE-ProSe layer delivers a command/instruction to find the following cell to the UE-lower layer or the UE-RRC layer).
  • the lower layer e.g., the UE-AS layer of the UE-RRC layer
  • the upper layer i.e., the UE-ProSe layer
  • Release (Rel)-15 PC5 functionality can co-exist in the same resource pools as Rel-14 PC5 functionality.
  • Rel-14 UE may receive sidelink transmissions from REL-15 UE on the shared resource pool. If the 64 QAM or TX diversity is applied at the transmitter side when transmitting V2X messages over sidelink, the Rel-14 UE could not decode the received message transmitted using 64 QAM and/or Tx diversity correctly.
  • 64 QAM and/or Tx diversity is not mandatory feature even for Rel-15 V2X UEs. Some UEs may not support the 64 QAM and/or Tx diversity. Then, the similar to Rel-14 UE, the Ra-15 UE which does not support 64 QAM and/or Tx diversity could not decode the received message transmitted using 64 QAM and/or Tx diversity correctly.
  • the Rel-15 UE supporting 64 QAM and/or Tx diversity should know whether or not a particular V2X service can be transmitted with 64 QAM or TX diversity.
  • the UE may determine whether 64 QAM and/or TX diversity is applied depending on services. In other words, some services which should be understood by all V2X UEs should not use 64 QAM or TX diversity. Other services for some subset of UEs can use 64 QAM or TX diversity.
  • UE supporting 64 QAM or TX diversity should know whether or not a particular V2X service can be transmitted with 64 QAM or TX diversity.
  • AS layer is required to store the information on whether the 64 QAM or TX diversity is allowed for a certain service.
  • the existing destination ID or PPPP can be considered.
  • service ID which is available in the upper layer can be provided to AS layer for this purpose.
  • Option 2 is more aligned with the current Rel-14 mechanism, which is the frequency information is passed to AS layer for each packet.
  • UE-ProSe layer should have configuration for whether V2X service identifier is allowed to use the 64 QAM or TX diversity for transmission(or high data rate transmission). For example, it can be implemented as follows.
  • the configuration parameters for V2X communication over PC5 consist of:
  • radio parameters for V2X communication over PC5 applicable when the UE is not served by E-UTRAN and is located in the geographical area, with an indication of whether these radio parameters are “operator managed” or “non-operator managed”.
  • the allowed “non-operator managed” radio parameters for V2X communication are defined in 3GPP TS 36.101 [19];
  • V2X service identifier optionally, an indication for whether the V2X service identifier is allowed to use the 64 QAM or TX diversity for transmission (or high data rate transmission)
  • the UE-ProSe layer checks the configuration.
  • the V2X service identifier is allowed to use the 64 QAM or TX diversity for transmission (or high data rate transmission or high reliability transmission)
  • the UE-Prose perform transmission of V2X communication over PC5 as specified in subclause 6.1.2.2 of 3GPP TS 24.386
  • the UE-Prose pass the indication to the lower layer.
  • it can be implemented as follows.
  • only the V2X service identifier and indication can be configured in separate configuration.
  • the UE shall include the V2X message in a protocol data unit and pass it to the lower layers for transmission along with the following parameters:
  • the indication associated with the V2X service identifier of the V2X message if the UE is configured with an indication for whether the V2X service identifier is allowed to use the 64 QAM or TX diversity for transmission (or high data rate transmission), the indication associated with the V2X service identifier of the V2X message
  • the AS layer that receives it performs the following operations.
  • the receiver UE would try to decode the received messages. However, it would fail to decode the message. If the transmitter UE signals in sidelink control information (SCI) that the message will be transmitted with 64 QAM and/or TX diversity, the receiver UE could avoid the unnecessary decoding.
  • SCI sidelink control information
  • reception (RX) UE not supporting 64 QAM and/or TX diversity avoids receiving Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) transmissions with 64 QAM and/or TX diversity after receiving SCI.
  • PSSCH Physical Sidelink Shared Channel
  • the lower layer selects one or more carrier frequencies to perform V2X transmission.
  • the lower layer may select only one carrier frequency.
  • carrier frequency information transmitted by the UE-ProSe layer to the lower layer does not include information on whether transmission should be performed at a specific carrier frequency.
  • the carrier frequency information transmitted by the UE-ProSe layer to the lower layer may include an indication indicating whether the lower layer for each carrier frequency should transmit the carrier frequency information. That is, according to the indication, it may be indicated whether the UE-RRC layer should be used for each V2X transmission for each carrier frequency.
  • the UE-ProSe layer may divide the carrier frequency information which the UE-ProSe layer should particularly transmit and carrier frequency information that is not necessarily transmitted and deliver the carrier frequency information to each lower layer.
  • the lower layer that receives the carrier frequency information needs to select the ‘carrier frequency which should particularly transmit’ at the time of selecting the carrier frequency and transmit the V2X message on the corresponding carrier frequency.
  • the V2X message may be copied and transmitted on each carrier frequency.
  • the indication may be configured as follows.
  • the indication may be included in the V2X service identifier to V2X frequency mapping rules between the V2X service identifiers and the V2X frequencies with associated geographical areas for V2X communication over PC5.
  • a branch representing the carrier frequencies that should be transmitted and those that do not may be included in the V2X service identifier to V2X frequency mapping rules between the V2X service identifiers and the V2X frequencies with associated geographical areas for V2X communication over PC5.
  • the indication may be generated in a new configuration. That is, a new configuration can be generated for the V2X service identifier and carrier frequency information that should be transmitted per current geographical area.
  • a ‘carrier frequency which needs to be additionally transmitted’ may be included.
  • the lower layer receiving the included in the carrier frequency needs to transmit the corresponding V2X message on the carrier frequency included in the provided carrier frequency for transmission.
  • the V2X message may be copied and transmitted on each carrier frequency.
  • the UE-ProSe layer has the ‘carrier frequency which needs to be additionally transmitted’ by the following method.
  • the indication may be configured as follows.
  • the indication may be included in the V2X service identifier to V2X frequency mapping rules between the V2X service identifiers and the V2X frequencies with associated geographical areas for V2X communication over PC5.
  • V2X service identifier a branch representing the carrier frequencies that should be transmitted and those that do not may be included in the V2X service identifier to V2X frequency mapping rules between the V2X service identifiers and the V2X frequencies with associated geographical areas for V2X communication over PC5.
  • the indication may be generated in a new configuration. That is, a new configuration can be generated for the V2X service identifier and carrier frequency information that should be transmitted per current geographical area.
  • step 4 of FIG. 9 When implemented as in A) or B) above, additional information may not be used prior to step 4 of FIG. 9 but may be used only during step 4.
  • FIG. 11 exemplifies a method for performing V2X communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the UE receives a request for transmission of the V2X message from the upper layer (S 1101 ).
  • the UE receives the transmission request of the V2X message of the V2X service identified by the V2X service identifier using the V2X communication via the PC5 interface from the upper layer.
  • the transmission request may include the V2X message, the V2X service identifier, and the like, as described above.
  • the upper layer e.g., the UE-ProSe layer
  • the lower layer e.g., the UE-RRC layer
  • the detailed description thereof may be incorporated in the embodiment by referring to the third embodiment (see FIGS. 8 to 10 ) described above.
  • the carrier frequency when the ongoing V2X service does not exist, the carrier frequency may be selected by the method according to the first embodiment above.
  • the carrier frequency when the ongoing V2X service exists, the carrier frequency may be selected by the method according to the second embodiment above.
  • the carrier frequency selection may also be performed in the upper layer (for example, the UE-ProSe layer) or the lower layer (for example, the UE-RRC layer), as described above with reference to FIG. 9 or 10 .
  • the lower layer may deliver to the upper layer the selected carrier frequency information which the UE intends to use.
  • the UE checks a mode thereof (S 1102 ).
  • the UE checks whether the UE is served by the evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) (Served by E-UTRAN for V2X communication or Not Served by E-UTRAN for V2X communication).
  • E-UTRAN evolved universal terrestrial radio access network
  • the upper layer determines whether the UE is served by the evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN), as in the third embodiment (see FIGS. 8 to 10 ) above and the upper layer may inform the lower layer of the carrier frequency for transmission. Further, although not illustrated in FIG. 11 , the following steps according to FIG. 9 or 10 may be performed. The detailed description thereof may be incorporated in the embodiment by referring to the third embodiment (see FIGS. 8 to 10 ) described above.
  • E-UTRAN evolved universal terrestrial radio access network
  • the UE When the UE is in the Served by the E-UTRAN for V2X communication mode, the UE requests the base station for the resource for the V2X communication via the PC5 interface, the UE may request the resource for the V2X communication via the PC5 interface or select the resource for the V2X communication via the PC5 interface in a resource pool pre-configured by the base station (S 1103 ).
  • the UE when receiving the transmission request of the V2X message, if the UE is in the Not Served by E-UTRAN for V2X communication mode, the UE selects the resource for the V2X communication via the PC5 interface (S 1104 ).
  • the UE performs the transmission for the V2X communication via the PC5 interface (S 1105 ).
  • the UE may transmit the V2X message through the PC5 interface by transmitting the V2X message to the lower layer (e.g., the MAC layer and the PHY layer of the UE).
  • the lower layer e.g., the MAC layer and the PHY layer of the UE.
  • FIG. 12 exemplifies a method for performing V2X communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a UE e.g., RRC layer
  • a mapping between a V2X service identifier and a transmission parameter S 1201 .
  • the transmission parameter may include a parameter indicating whether the Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) level of 64 QAM is applied or not.
  • MCS Modulation and Coding Scheme
  • the UE determines a transmission parameter associated with the V2X service identifier received from the upper layer (S 1202 ). Then, the determined transmission parameters can be transmitted to the lower layer (e.g., MAC layer and/or PHY layer the UE) together with the V2X message.
  • the lower layer e.g., MAC layer and/or PHY layer the UE
  • the UE determines the MCS based on the transmission parameters received from the upper layer (e.g., the RRC layer) (S 1203 ).
  • the UE e.g., MAC layer and/or PHY layer transmits a V2X message to another UE based on the determined MCS (S 1204 ).
  • the PHY layer transmits the V2X message received from the upper layer through the sidelink (i.e., the PC5 interface) and in this case, the V2X message may be transmitted on the PSSCH.
  • the UE may transmit the SCI in the physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) in order to inform the receiving UE of PSSCH scheduling information.
  • PSCCH physical sidelink control channel
  • MCS level information may be transmitted while being included in the sidelink control information (SCI) so that a transmitting UE may successfully decode the V2X message received by the receiving UE.
  • SCI sidelink control information
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a wireless communication system comprises a network node 1310 and a plurality of UEs 1320 .
  • a network node 1310 comprises a processor 1311 , a memory 1312 , and a transceiver 1313 .
  • the processor 1311 implements proposed functions, processes and/or methods proposed through FIGS. 1 to 12 .
  • the processor 1311 can implement layers of wired/wireless interface protocol.
  • the memory 1312 being connected to the processor 1311 , stores various types of information for driving the processor 1311 .
  • the transceiver 1313 being connected to the processor 1311 , transmits and/or receives wired/wireless signals. Examples of the network node 1310 include eNB, MME, HSS, SGW, PGW, SCEF, SCS/AS and so on.
  • the transceiver 1313 can include a Radio Frequency (RF) unit for transmitting/receiving a radio signal.
  • RF Radio Frequency
  • the UE 1320 comprises a processor 1321 , a memory 1322 , and a transceiver (or RF unit) 1323 .
  • the processor 1321 implements proposed functions, processes and/or methods proposed through FIGS. 1 to 12 .
  • the processor 1321 can implement layers of wired/wireless interface protocol.
  • the memory 1322 being connected to the processor 1321 , stores various types of information for driving the processor 1321 .
  • the transceiver 1323 being connected to the processor 1321 , transmits and/or receives wired/wireless signals.
  • the memory 1312 , 1322 can be installed inside or outside the processor 1311 , 1321 and can be connected to the processor 1311 , 1321 through various well-known means. Also, the network node 1310 (in the case of an eNB) and/or the UE 1320 can have a single antenna or multiple antennas.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 the UE described above FIG. 13 will be exemplified in more detail.
  • the UE includes a processor (or digital signal processor) 1410 , an RF module (RF unit) 1435 , a power management module 1405 , an antenna 1440 , a battery 1455 , a display 1415 , a keypad 1420 , a memory 1430 , a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card 1425 (which may be optional), a speaker 1445 , and a microphone 1450 .
  • the UE may include a single antenna or multiple antennas.
  • the processor 1410 may be configured to implement the functions, procedures and/or methods proposed by the present invention as described in FIGS. 1 to 12 . Layers of a wireless interface protocol may be implemented by the processor 1410 .
  • the memory 1430 is connected to the processor 1410 and stores information related to operations of the processor 1410 .
  • the memory 1430 may be located inside or outside the processor 1410 and may be connected to the processors 1410 through various well-known means.
  • a user enters instructional information, such as a telephone number, for example, by pushing buttons of the keypad 1420 or by voice activation using the microphone 1450 .
  • the microprocessor 1410 receives and processes the instructional information to perform the appropriate function, such as to dial the telephone number. Operational data may be retrieved from the SIM card 1425 or the memory module 1430 to perform the function. Furthermore, the processor 1410 may display the instructional and operational information on the display 1415 for the user's reference and convenience.
  • the RF module 1435 is connected to the processor 1410 , transmits and/or receives an RF signal.
  • the processor 1410 issues instructional information to the RF module 1435 , to initiate communication, for example, transmits radio signals comprising voice communication data.
  • the RF module 1435 comprises a receiver and a transmitter to receive and transmit radio signals.
  • An antenna 1440 facilitates the transmission and reception of radio signals.
  • the RF module 1435 may forward and convert the signals to baseband frequency for processing by the processor 1410 .
  • the processed signals would be transformed into audible or readable information outputted via the speaker 1445 .
  • the present invention is applied to a 3GPP LTE/LTE-A systems is primarily described, but can be applied to various wireless communication systems in addition to the 3GPP LTE/LTE-A and 5G systems.
  • the embodiments of the present invention may be achieved by various means, for example, hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.
  • the methods according to the embodiments of the present invention may be achieved by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, etc.
  • ASICs Application Specific Integrated Circuits
  • DSPs Digital Signal Processors
  • DSPDs Digital Signal Processing Devices
  • PLDs Programmable Logic Devices
  • FPGAs Field Programmable Gate Arrays
  • processors controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, etc.
  • the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a module, a procedure, a function, etc.
  • Software code may be stored in a memory unit and executed by a processor.
  • the memory unit may be located at the interior or exterior of the processor and may transmit data to and receive data from the processor via various known means.

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